Is The Tower Card Next To The 10 Of Swords A Doom And Gloom Tarot Combination?

There are so many memes about how the worst possible tarot reading you could get would be one that had the Tower tarot card and the 10 of Swords together. Memes of this nature usually consist of pictures of those who never want to get out of bed again. And who can blame them really? Because this combination is one that you never want to see, let alone one or the other.

However, even though yes, it can indicate devastation which also means you will have the opportunity to start fresh — it doesn’t necessarily always mean that. Sometimes it literally can mean a horrible situation will finally come to an end in an unexpected way. That also will, however, depend on the surrounding cards. If you have the 3 of Swords as well, then yes, you are in for some devastation.

However, if you have the Star tarot card, the Sun, or the 9 of Cups in the same spread, then that indicates that a horrible situation will finally come to an end in a way that you would least expect! Those are the ‘happy cards’ as you know. Let’s break down the meanings of the Tower as well as the 10 of Swords.

The Tower

This card represents upheavals, and a shock, something breaking down unexpectedly, or something simply happening that will shake you up. It sounds negative…